Unfortunately, the percentage of teenagers who commit Исправлено: are committing crimes and lead Исправлено: and leading unhealthy lifestyle is growing every year. I always wondered why some of my peers do sports and are fond of arts and science while the others are prone to hooliganism, alcoholism, drug addiction and even suicide. I used to think that the main reason for such misbehavior is the adverse environment: family conflicts, a bad company and so on. But as it turned out, in reality things are much more complicated.

Of course, the example set by parents means a lot. Parents are often too busy at work and can not spend enough time on parenting. Sometimes the older and younger members of the family do not even ask each other about their day. Receiving pocket money, but getting no attention, children from such families fend for themselves. Sometimes they fall into depression or withdrawal, become representatives of various subcultures. In other cases, they behave aggressively to attract somebody’s attention or to vent the hurt for their uselessness on someone else.

Unfortunately, parents do not always understand that an alcohol intake, a causing makeup, a wild hairstyle, a broken window or a regular participation Исправлено: regular part in the fight is just a cry for help. Punishing their son or daughter, and depriving him or her of their communication, they increase the gap between them and their child, pushing him to further misdeeds.

It is impossible not to take into account the genetic predisposition and the personal example of parents. In families where a father, a mother, and sometimes both parents take alcohol or drugs, and lead an anti-social life Исправлено: lead an anti-social way of life, the likelihood of the child’s stepping on the same track is much higher.

Very often young people who commit acts of bullying are dependent on the Internet and computer games. They spend so much time in their invented world that they become detached from the reality and forget about the rules of behavior in a society. These guys are behaving the same way Исправлено: behaving in the same way as the heroes of their favorite computer games do – they try to solve all the problems with the help of the brute force. They do not realize that in real life Исправлено: in a real life, such behavior will bring them not a prize or a new level in the game but the very different consequences. The worst thing is, as it seems to me, that they have absolutely no sense of compassion for their victims, their parents and close people.

Many students, who were spotted in hooliganism and aggressive behavior, used to be victims themselves and suffered from the stronger offenders in the past. Not being able to defend themselves, they later took out their anger on those who were weaker. In their turn, the physically strong "aggressors" commit hooliganism and use violence against the weaker teens to keep their own authority as well as to assert themselves.

It happens that young people commit acts of bullying because of the financial problems in the family. For example, in low-income families which have barely enough money for essentials, the teens want to have the same fancy gadgets, like their classmates have. Not knowing how to earn money, and not being able to make their own, physically stronger, but spiritually weaker students just take the other's property. They think, they are not doing anything terrible. Moreover, they believe that they just restore justice. In fact, such actions belong to serious offenses.

I think that there would be less crime among teenagers if they understood the degree of responsibility for their actions. Unfortunately, the ignorance of the law is no excuse, and punishment sometimes becomes a very unpleasant surprise for a young hooligan.

In my opinion, many problems could be avoided if a troubled teen was lent a helping hand by adults: parents, teachers, psychologists. In this regard, I am very lucky. My dad works a lot, but on the weekends he always finds time to play soccer or tennis, or swim in the pool with me. In his youth, my father was engaged in sports seriously. He moves well, and I would be ashamed to do worse in sports. Mom can dedicate me more time. We visit exhibitions, museums, theaters together, and travel to different cities.

In my school a lot of attention is paid both to mental and physical development of students. We have various circles and sections; our school hosts sports and intellectual competitions regularly. School psychologists help us to resolve conflicts, and our class teacher holds very interesting talks with us. He is always ready to help in any situation.